How Long to Read Profiles of African American Stage Performers and Theatre People, 1816-1960

How Long Does it Take to Read Profiles of African American Stage Performers and Theatre People, 1816-1960?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 22 minutes to read Profiles of African American Stage Performers and Theatre People, 1816-1960 by Bernard L. Peterson Jr.

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Description

This directory includes over 500 African American performers and theater people who have made a significant contribution to the American stage from the early 19th century to the beginning of the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Entries provide succinct biographical and theatrical information gathered from a variety of sources including library theater and drama collections, dissertations and theses, newspaper and magazine reviews and criticism, theater programs, theatrical memoirs, and earlier performing arts directories. Among the professional artists included in this volume are performers, librettists, lyricists, directors, producers, choreographers, stage managers, and musicians. The individuals profiled represent almost every major category and genre of the professional, semiprofessional, regional, and academic stage including minstrelsy, vaudeville, musical theater, and drama. Persons of historical significance are included as well as those stars and theatrical personalities that were well known during their time but who are relatively forgotten today. This comprehensive volume will appeal to theater and musical theater, Black studies, and American studies scholars. Cross-referenced throughout, this reference also includes an extensive bibliography and appendices of other theater personalities excluded from the main text. Separate indexes list the personalities, teams and partnerships, and performing groups, organizations, and companies.

How long is Profiles of African American Stage Performers and Theatre People, 1816-1960?

Profiles of African American Stage Performers and Theatre People, 1816-1960 by Bernard L. Peterson Jr. is 441 pages long, and a total of 110,691 words.

This makes it 149% the length of the average book. It also has 135% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Profiles of African American Stage Performers and Theatre People, 1816-1960 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 4 minutes to read Profiles of African American Stage Performers and Theatre People, 1816-1960 aloud.

What Reading Level is Profiles of African American Stage Performers and Theatre People, 1816-1960?

Profiles of African American Stage Performers and Theatre People, 1816-1960 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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